Sloswicke's Hospital

Sloswicke's Hospital
LocationEast Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Coordinates53°19′27.11″N 0°56′31.1″W / 53.3241972°N 0.941972°W / 53.3241972; -0.941972
Built1657
Built forRichard Sloswicke
Rebuilt1806
Listed Building – Grade II*
Sloswicke's Hospital is located in Nottinghamshire
Sloswicke's Hospital
Location of Sloswicke's Hospital in Nottinghamshire

Sloswicke's Hospital is an almshouse in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.[1]

History

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Richard Sloswicke’s will left money to found almshouses “for the maintenance of six poore old men of good carriage and behaviour to the end of the world” in 1657.[2] The present building dates from 1806; an additional pair of houses was added in 1819, behind the 1806 building. A further modern block containing four self-contained flats was built to the left of the 1806 building in the 1980s and the Sloswick's Trust also owns several other properties around East Retford, including a row of terraced houses on Queen Street and Hawksley House on Coronation Street, all used for the housing of old people from or with a connection to East Retford.[3]

Sloswicke’s Almshouse Charity (229556) maintains the properties to the current day.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Almshouses Sloswicke's Hospital (1302341)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ Anna Hallett: Almshouses. Osprey Publishing, 2008
  3. ^ "Overview". Sloswicke’s Almshouse Charity. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Sloswicke's Almshouse Charity". Charity Commission.